Shad and I have been married for 6 whole years! I have to say the time has flown by. I am so grateful to have a husband like Shad. We have moved three times, bought 3 cars, had 4 close family members pass away, Brooklyn and Chandler were born, Brooklyn has had at least 11 major surgeries, Shad has been the Elders Quorum President, and is now the Young Mens President, I learned to play the organ, Shad has worked for 4 companies (3 of which have declared bankruptcy), we both graduated from BYU, we bought our first house, we have been to Puerto Rico, Arizona, Lake Powell, Texas, South Dakota, Washington, Idaho, & Georgia, landscaped our backyard, had 3 of our siblings get married, we are about to become an aunt and uncle for the first time, we have laughed, cried, played and struggled & more but through it all we have been together. Whew! We have been through a lot these last 6 years, but I couldn't have had a better partner through it all. After all we have done together Shad still loves me and brings me home 2 dozen long stem roses! (pictured above) He makes dinner ALL the time. He works hard everyday. He takes me on dates, does the laundry, vacuumes, and dusts, he is a great dad to our children. He gives everything his all. He is so talented. He took that picture of the Salt Lake Temple for us that is behind my roses and I absolutely love it. I love you Shad, and I can't wait to find out what the future holds for us in the years to come!
Here is Shad and Brooklyn making Christmas Sugar Cookies! YUMMY!!
Brooklyn testing out our handiwork. Looks delicious!
Chandler wouldn't really decorate anything. He was too busy eating. It was hard to convince him that one cookie was more than enough for a boy his size. He sometimes eats as much as me or Shad at dinner! 
Here is Brooklyn mailing her letter to Santa. This is her "excited Santa" face. She wrote and asked for a Ballerina Barbie, and a Pink Barbie Car. Santa of course wrote back and said he saw those exact items in his workshop. He also thankfully reminded her to be nice to her little brother Chandler. She can pretty much quote the letter word for word. Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you have enjoyed the holidays as much as we have.
So overall Brooklyn's Surgery went quite well. The surgeon was running behind, so instead of getting her in at 1:00PM it was 2:45PM. It was a LONG wait. The surgery went about 3 hours and 45 min. So that was another LONG wait for Shad and I. The surgeon told us that there may be another surgery sometime, but for now we just hope for the best. She has another stent in her ureter so that will have to be removed surgically probably in February. That surgery will be outpatient, and should only take about 30 min to remove. The pic above is me and Brooklyn getting ready for surgery. She looks happy enough to wear the Koala PJ's (she loves those things).
